mollusca

See also: Mollusca

Latin

Etymology 1

Substantivized feminine of molluscus (“soft”), from mollis (“soft”).

Pronunciation

• mollusca: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.ka/, [mɔlˈlʲʊs̠kä]
• mollusca: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.ka/, [molˈluskä]
• molluscā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.kaː/, [mɔlˈlʲʊs̠käː]
• molluscā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.ka/, [molˈluskä]

Noun

mollusca f (genitive molluscae); first declension

1. a kind of soft nut with a thin shell

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mollusca	molluscae
Genitive	molluscae	molluscārum
Dative	molluscae	molluscīs
Accusative	molluscam	molluscās
Ablative	molluscā	molluscīs
Vocative	mollusca	molluscae

Related terms

• molle
• mollēscō
• mollicellus
• mollicīna
• mollicomus

• molliculus
• mollificō
• mollificus
• mollīmentum
• molliō

• mollipēs
• mollis
• molliter
• mollitia
• mollitōrius

• mollitūdō
• mollītus
• molluscum
• molluscus

Noun

(deprecated template usage) molluscā

1. ablative singular of mollusca

Etymology 2

Inflected form of molluscus (“soft”), from mollis (“soft”).

Pronunciation

• mollusca: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.ka/, [mɔlˈlʲʊs̠kä]
• mollusca: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.ka/, [molˈluskä]
• molluscā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.kaː/, [mɔlˈlʲʊs̠käː]
• molluscā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.ka/, [molˈluskä]

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) mollusca

1. nominative feminine singular of molluscus
2. nominative neuter plural of molluscus
3. accusative neuter plural of molluscus
4. vocative feminine singular of molluscus
5. vocative neuter plural of molluscus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) molluscā

1. ablative feminine singular of molluscus

Etymology 3

Inflected form of molluscum (“fungus on the maple tree”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.ka/, [mɔlˈlʲʊs̠kä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.ka/, [molˈluskä]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) mollusca

1. nominative plural of molluscum
2. accusative plural of molluscum
3. vocative plural of molluscum